The 23-year-old joined Fiorentina during the January transfer window after spending most of 2015 sitting on Chelsea’s bench, and he enjoyed an impressive start to his Serie A career, scoring almost at will in the first couple of weeks.
While he cooled down after that, he remained one of La Viola’s top performers, and he continued to impress with the national team. Salah could be a popular name during the summer transfer window, and following the sacking of manager Vincenzo Montella, he no longer wants to play for La Viola, per La Gazzetta dello Sport (h/t FourFourTwo’s Adam Digby):
.@Gazzetta_it report Vincenzo Montella's sacking could prompt Mohamed Salah to walk out on Fiorentina for #Inter #CFC pic.twitter.com/cCnfLqKP0s
— Adam Digby (@Adz77) June 15, 2015
Tottenham Hotspur are hoping to complete a transfer for Chelsea’s Mohamed Salah during the summer window, but the Blues would rather avoid selling to a direct Premier League rival, according to the latest rumours.
As reported by the London Evening Standard’s Tom Collomosse, the Egypt international is likely to leave Stamford Bridge during the summer, and while Fiorentina are interested in turning his loan deal into a permanent move, Spurs will also be in the mix:
Tottenham are interested in bringing Mohamed Salah to White Hart Lane, though Chelsea would prefer to sell him abroad rather than strengthen a Premier League club and local rival.
Salah helped Basel knock Spurs out of the Europa League in 2013 and he did the same with Fiorentina earlier this year to eliminate Mauricio Pochettino’s men in the last 32.
Fiorentina are keen to renew the agreement but Salah is thought to be looking at his options – and Inter boss Roberto Mancini would like his club to explore the situation.
